The Hong Kong Book Fair, now in its 25th year, remains firmly focused on the Chinese-language titles, but has begun to add professional elements and global authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Organized by Philadelphia comics shop Locust Moon and its small press imprint Locust Moon Press, 'Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream,' an ambitious Kickstarter project to fund a tribute book to Little Nemo creator Windsor McCay, has blown past its initial goal of $50,000 and raised $90,000 with... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michael Joseph has appointed Jessica Leeke to the role of editorial director. Leeke, currently... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rachel Bressler has been hired as editorial director at Penguin Random House's paperback imprint, Plume. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
First-time cookbook authors Kimberley Hasselbrink and Anya Kassoff describe what “vibrant” food means to them and suggest perfect height-of-summer meals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Drawing Party with Telgemeier & Roman in Astoria, NY; Mike Richardson in Beaverton, OR; Eleanor Davis and Esther Pearl Watson in Seattle, WA. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
This summer, Parkway Central Library in Philadelphia has debuted a state-of-the-art Culinary Literacy Center, designed to combat low literacy rates while helping residents become confident cooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Helen Ditlow, who with her husband Anthony launched Listening Library in 1955, died June 26 at age 92. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week, chef/author John Currence takes home a SIBA award for 'Pickles, Pigs & Whiskey,' and the authors of 'Sweet Mandarin Cookbook' cook for the British Prime Minister and Chinese Premier. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster’s Gallery Books division has entered into a co-publishing agreement with Omnific Publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
For Michelle Tam, what started as a lifestyle change has turned into a popular blog and app, a bestselling cookbook—and an action figure. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
You've built and furnished a home. You regularly tweak and maintain the property so your equity grows. But when you're away, strangers gain access. They sell your appliances, plumbing fixtures and furniture and when you return, it's clear the value you've worked so hard to attain has... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
As the gulf between Amazon and Hachette widens in their publisher-versus-retailer heavyweight fight, frustrated authors caught in the middle have begun to weigh in—some in better spirits than others. In the spoof video above, Outliers author Malcolm Gladwell meets with Amazon's vice president of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Copies of the Sudanese daily newspaper Al-Tayyar were confiscated by the country's security service on Saturday (5 July).The privately owned newspaper had only been allowed to resume publication last month after it was suspended in June 2012 for publishing a series of investigative articles on... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
In his new book, 'Lincoln's Bishop,' former New York Times religion correspondent Gustav Niebuhr tells the compelling tale of Henry Benjamin Whipple, who spoke out loudly against injustice toward Native Americans during the 19th century. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The CEO of Germany's largest newspaper group is one of the few powerful figures speaking out about the web giantMatthias Döpfner is a man on a mission. The motives behind the mission need to be scrutinised, but when so many of old media's authority figures seem at sea in a changing environment,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Recommended Reading highlights the best long-form writing on technology and more in print and on the web. Some weeks, you'll also find short reviews of books that we think are worth your time. We hope you enjoy the read. Colombia's High-Tech... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Monitor contributor Danny Heitman enjoys reading a children's book series about a wealthy elephant named Uncle to his son. What's surprising about that? His son is a teenager. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Business author says bad manners can tank your careerBusiness author Richie Frieman has studied fine arts at the University of Maryland, launched a music-focused Internet magazine, written children's books, invented a device that keeps shirt collars crisp and created a pop culture-inspired... Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2014-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
One one side are established authors including Stephen King, John Grisham and James Patterson. On the other side are self-published authors. They're taking sides in the weeks-old dispute between Amazon.com Inc. and Hachette Book Group. King, Grisham and Patterson have signed their names to a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2014-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]